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U.S. Forest Service leaving D.C. for new headquarters in Salt Lake City

A U.S. Forest Service sign marks an entrance to Dixie National Forest in Southern Utah, one of six national forests in the state. The Forest Service has announced it is moving its national headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City. (Stock photo courtesy Wikipedia)…

John Rogers

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Former NFL players acquire operating rights to LOVB Salt Lake

Terrence Murphy Sr. (back row, fourth from left) met with players and coaches for LOVB Salt Lake to announce his acquisition of operating rights for the team. (Courtesy Synergy Sports Capital) Tom Haraldsen Salt Lake Business Journal LOVB Salt Lake, the women’s professional…

Tom Haraldsen

Apr 4

City lists downtown Parry Block for sale – with some conditions

John Rogers Salt Lake Business Journal A prime chunk of downtown Salt Lake City real estate has hit the market at a reasonable price. But if you want to develop it, you have to do so according to the vision for the area by the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA).…

Utah seeks to have nuclear innovation center

Utah officials want the state to win a nuclear race. Not involving nuclear arms, but instead nuclear energy. The state is among those vying for a potential Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, part of a national move by the U.S. Department of Energy that hopes to advance…

Brice Wallace

Utah women and finances: UWLP white paper explores awareness, understanding and attitudes

The leadership team of the Utah Women & Leadership Project at Utah State University includes (from left to right) Megan Roper, Karen Deardeuff, Kimberly Williamson, Director Susan Madsen, Robbyn Scribner and Heather Sundahl. (Courtesy Utah State University Extension) Nearly all…

No breathing, please. We’re working

It doesn’t matter if they're managing you from across the office or from across the country, having a boss telling you what to do and when to do it, is bad. What’s worse is having a boss who’s sitting on your wrist. I refer to your Apple Watch, or whichever digital device you…

Utah still outpacing national economy

Awash in a sea of charts and numbers, a pair of prominent economists recently provided some context and advice for businesspeople at a series of economic outlook events. Speaking in Kaysville, Michael Jeanfreau, a senior economist at the Utah Department of Workforce Services,…

Brice Wallace

Professional musicians embrace AI, Salt Lake City firm reports

Moises, an AI-powered music creation platform based in Salt Lake City, has released findings from a comprehensive survey of 1,525 musicians conducted in partnership with Water & Music. The study challenges prevailing narratives about AI in music, revealing that professional…

Ivanti report: 87 percent of IT pros see adopting AI as a priority

IT professionals are warming up to artificial intelligence, according to a new report from Salt Lake City-based Ivanti, a global enterprise IT and security software company. Ivanti’s research, titled “2026 State of Cybersecurity Report: Bridging the Divide,” which draws on…

Irish medtech to acquire SLC’s Scientia Vascular

Medtronic, a global medical technology company headquartered in Galway, Ireland, has signed an agreement to acquire Scientia Vascular, a Salt Lake City company developing technology across the neurovascular medical field. The acquisition is valued at $550 million, subject to…

SINTX Tech names Ryan Elmore president

SINTX Technologies Inc. of Salt Lake City has named Ryan Elmore as its new president. The appointment becomes effective on March 16. SINTX Technologies is an advanced ceramics and biomaterials company focused on silicon nitride solutions for medical and other high-value…

Ground broken for construction of Larry H. & Gail Miller Arts Center in South Jordan

From left, South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey, Miller Family Foundation Chairperson Gail Miller and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson lend their artistic skills to a color-by-number rendering of the new Miller Arts Center. (Courtesy Salt Lake County) An artist rendering depicts…

Tom Haraldsen

People On The Move 4-6-26

Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . BANKING • Bank of Utah , based in Ogden, has appointed David Pierce as senior vice president, foreign exchange manager, and named Spencer Pack as vice president, relationship manager. Pierce will lead the…

Industry Briefs 4-6-26

Company news information may be sent to brice.w@thecityjournals.com . CONSTRUCTION • Big-D Cos. , a Salt Lake City-based group of contractors, has announced that Rob Moore , executive chairman, has reached the 50-year mark at the company. Moore joined Big-D in 1976, during which…

Savage sells its railroad business to Canadian company

Savage Enterprises LLC of Midvale has announced plans to sell its railroad company, Savage Rail, to a major Canadian industrial railway service firm. Savage has signed a definitive agreement to sell Savage Rail to Cando Rail & Terminals of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Terms of the…